Auburn in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Gold Bug Stamp Mill

By Dave Geschke, Auburn Parlor NSGW

1. Gold Bug Stamp Mill Marker

Inscription.

Gold Bug Stamp Mill. . The Gold Bug stamp mill was built in the 1880s in the Tahoe National Forest. The Gold Bug Mine, one of many smaller hardrock mines located throughout the Mother Lode, was established to protect the ownership of the main quartz vein of the Eagle Bird Mine. This was the result of the 1878 mining law which allowed the mine to follow the vein to its apex. In association with the U.S. Forest Service, the mill was removed in 1996 for reconstruction at this site by the members of Auburn Parlor No. 59, Native Sons of the Golden West.

The Gold Bug stamp mill was built in the 1880s in the Tahoe National Forest. The Gold Bug Mine, one of many smaller hardrock mines located throughout the Mother Lode, was established to protect the ownership of the main quartz vein of the Eagle Bird Mine. This was the result of the 1878 mining law which allowed the mine to follow the vein to its apex. In association with the U.S. Forest Service, the mill was removed in 1996 for reconstruction at this site by the members of Auburn Parlor No. 59, Native Sons of the Golden West.

Location. 38° 53.707′ N, 121° 4.576′ W. Marker is in Auburn, California, in Placer County. Marker can be reached from Auburn-Folsom Road 0.1 miles south of Lincoln Way. Touch for map. There is a public parking lot on the west side of Auburn Folsom Road, about 0.1 miles south of Lincoln Way. The Gold Bug Stamp mill is in the little park at the south end of the parking lot. The little mine car visible from Auburn Folsom Road is "dumping" into the stamp mill. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn CA 95603, United States of America.

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By Dave Geschke, Auburn Parlor NSGW

2. Gold Bug Stamp Mill

Monument is visible behind the tree on the left. The mine car at the top is visible from Auburn Folsom Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 25, 2016, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2016, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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